Barcelona Wine Bar Restaurant Review

: With the opening of Barcelona Wine Bar, Atlanta acquired a taste of the Spanish style of eating rather than an authentic representation of specific dishes. So the potato omelet (potato tortilla) is served warm, rather than the traditional room temperature that one would find in any Spanish tapas bar. Jamón Ibérico costs $11 for a half ounce, artfully arranged on a plate and mercifully with no embellishments. Its creamy white layer of fat is all the adornment it needs --- that is the very soul of authenticity as are the cheese and cured meat offerings. Try the flan for dessert and the equally classic churros with hot chocolate for dunking. The wine list is a book of Spanish whites, reds and dessert wines. We like being able to order a fino sherry or manzanilla (both dry) and know that it will come properly chilled. Savor either as a starter with house-cured olives and perhaps some manchego cheese.